Brentwood's new Spartans mascot is 'racially problematic,' discriminatory, lawsuit claims
The president of the Islip-Smithtown branch of the NAACP claims in his suit that Spartans were a group of white people who ...
Maryland's 'Crab Five' joins list of iconic men's college basketball nicknames
College basketball has produced many memorable squad nicknames over the years. Maryland's "Crab Five" is the latest.
The Lowell Sun3d
The Five Minute Read
Vanna Howard, Tara Hong and Rodney Elliott, City Councilor Rita Mercier, as well as business and community leaders. Additionally, student-athletes from UMass Lowell and mascot Rowdy the River Hawk ...
The Daily Illini3d
Students seek adoption of kingfisher mascot
The University has not had a mascot since the removal of Chief Illiniwek in 2007. Students are pushing for the kingfisher to ...
Dwight Howard inducted into Orlando Magic Hall of Fame
Dwight Howard, the central figure in the team’s last NBA Finals run, became a permanent part of franchise lore on Monday as ...
Jimmy Fallon can't answer, so we will: Why did Purdue call itself Boilermakers?
In 1891, according to the Purdue University website: "Under accusations of recruiting athletes from boiler shops, the ...
New York Post6d
March Madness 2025 announcer botches name of Wofford’s mascot in on-air gaffe
The Round of 64 had some choppy play in games –– and in the booth. TNT announcer Jim Jackson had a slight gaffe on Thursday during Wofford’s 77-62 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers, calling ...